906

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Penalty for
violation.

confiscation of the boat, vessel, dredge and implements used
in digging, dredging and carrying away such sand, gravel or
other material, and imprisonment in the county jail for a
period not exceeding six months, in the discretion of the
Court; one-half of said fine and one-half of the proceeds of
the sale of such confiscated boat, vessel, dredge and imple-
ments to be paid by the sheriff to the informer, and the other
half to the Commissioners of Public Schools for the county;

Proviso.

provided, however, that it shall be lawful for any riparian
owner of lands bordering on said Potomac River, or for any
person or corporation with whom such owner shall have a con-
tract in writing for the purpose, or for the agents, servants or
employees of such person or corporation to dig, dredge, take
and carry away sand, gravel or other material from the bed
of said river opposite said lands from high water mark on the
shore bordering on said lands to the outer line of the channel
nearest said shore, subject to the laws of the United States
relating to navigation. And provided, further, that none of
the provisions of this section shall be deemed to interfere in
any manner with the provisions of any law of the State of
Maryland relating to the taking and catching of fish and
oysters.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 7, 1900.

CHAPTER 578.
AN ACT to pay Harvey Conway, owner of the schooner M.
M. Davis, the sum of eight hundred dollars, indemnity to
him for damage and loss of said schooner, her cargo and
and provisions aboard the same, by collision with the State
Steamer Governor Robert M. McLane.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, On the afternoon of January the 24th, A. D.
1899, the State Steamer Governor Robert M. McLane did
collide with and sink the Schooner M. M. Davis in the
channel leading from the harbor of Cambridge, Maryland, in
the Choptank river, and upon full legal investigation thereof
by the United States Local Inspectors of Steam Vessels for
Baltimore City, it was adjudged and decided that the said State
steamer and the captain thereof were in default, and respon-
sible for said collision; and,

WHEREAS, Harvey Conway, owner of said schooner, is a
citizen of the State of Maryland, and by reason of said citi-
zenship is unable to obtain redress through the court; and,